Snowflake Trump Can’t Take Kennedy Center Heat |
A person walks outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.Rahmat Gul/AP
Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close its doors for two years while it undergoes renovation, following artists calling off performances and ticket sales nosediving.
The cultural institution is scheduled to close on July 4, “in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country,” to undergo “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding” and become “the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World,” the president posted on Truth Social.
But it remains unclear what renovations need to be completed. The Kennedy Center underwent a $250 million expansion in 2019.
In his announcement, the president stated that “financing is completed, and fully in place.” The One Big Beautiful Bill Act set aside $257 million for “necessary expenses for capital........